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+/// sizeof when applied to a pointer typed expression gives the size of
+/// the pointer
+///
+// Confidence: High
+// Copyright: (C) 2012 Julia Lawall, INRIA/LIP6. GPLv2.
+// Copyright: (C) 2012 Gilles Muller, INRIA/LiP6. GPLv2.
+// URL: http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/
+// Comments:
+// Options: -no_includes -include_headers
+
+virtual org
+virtual report
+virtual context
+virtual patch
+
+@depends on patch@
+expression *x;
+expression f;
+type T;
+@@
+
+(
+x = <+... sizeof(
+- x
++ *x
+ ) ...+>
+|
+f(...,(T)(x),...,sizeof(
+- x
++ *x
+ ),...)
+|
+f(...,sizeof(x),...,(T)(
+- x
++ *x
+ ),...)
+)
+
+@r depends on !patch@
+expression *x;
+expression f;
+position p;
+type T;
+@@
+
+(
+*x = <+... sizeof@p(x) ...+>
+|
+*f(...,(T)(x),...,sizeof@p(x),...)
+|
+*f(...,sizeof@p(x),...,(T)(x),...)
+)
+
+@script:python depends on org@
+p << r.p;
+@@
+
+cocci.print_main("application of sizeof to pointer",p)
+
+@script:python depends on report@
+p << r.p;
+@@
+
+msg = "ERROR: application of sizeof to pointer"
+coccilib.report.print_report(p[0],msg)